Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. It is a chronic condition that can severely impact an individual’s ability to function in their daily life. While it’s exact causes are unknown, researchers believe that a combination of genetic, environmental, and brain chemistry factors may play a role. Possible…
Category: Mental Health
Cognitive Benefits of Mindful Meditation
“You either think meditation is for granola-munching hippies or you are one yourself”. That was me – I’ve said that myself when I was young. I looked at people saying “ummmmm” with their legs crossed and their hands making the “okay” gesture, and I thought they were silly. To an extent, I still think plenty…
What Do We Do About “Mental Haze”?
I’ll be honest, something that sounds like a spell from Harry Potter (“I cast mental haze!“) isn’t something I normally write about. My main interests when it comes to intellectual learning mainly consist of psychology, philosophy, and theology. If I study anything else it will probably end up being one of the arts – music,…
Here’s Why Being Educated On Health Is So Important!
No matter who you are or where you’re from, health is important to us all. No one is out there going “You know what I have TOO much of? Good health…” Until I was well out of high school, I didn’t really know much about health at all. Yes, I know what a nucleus is,…
What Happens To Our Mental Health When We Exercise?
As a kid, I exercised all the time. It was almost a cultural thing we grew up in. If you wanted to have fun, 50% of that fun would be found outside and 100% of what you did outside would involve physical exercise. And I believe this was a big help in developing my mental…
How Can We Understand Depression?
So much talk these days has to do with the subject of depression – and rightly so. Studies show that at least 21% of adults in the US experience a mental health condition. That, to me, is crazy! It means that almost 70 million people experience mental health conditions. How Has Depression Become Such A…
Is Access To Mental Healthcare A Necessity? Let’s Find Out!
Okay, show of hands: Who among us has had or currently has a mental healthcare issue? Studies show that one in four of us do or have had a mental health issue at some point in our lives. But how bad really is it to have a mental health issue? If everyone has one, is…
The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health
Have you ever spoken with someone about their mental health? Or someone who admits to having a mental illness? What was your reaction? Studies have shown that the American public at large is getting a lot more open about mental illness. A whopping 87% of adults agree that “having a mental disorder is nothing to…
Let’s Understand How To Manage And Treat An Eating Disorder
The term eating disorder can be frightening, a little confusing, and seem a little bit like a permanent fixture in a person’s life. But what do these things actually mean? How do they affect us? And how can we take the necessary steps to try and get rid of them? In this article, we’re going…
How Sleep Impacts Cognitive Performance And The Sharpness Of Our Mental States
Let me tell you something: I don’t get enough sleep. In fact, most of us don’t – or don’t feel like we do, anyway, regardless of the hours we might get on a particular day. The phrase “How are you?” is so often answered in turn by “I’m doing alright, just tired” that we don’t…